Ayodhya – Shri Ram Janma Bhumi – History

Contribution from Canada

Year 2003:
Structure below demolished Masjid: Canadian expert (with the help of Canadian ground penetrating radars, electro-magnetic waves etc. On that basis, Robillard mapped the whole site)

https://m.rediff.com/news/2003/mar/18up.htm

Year 2021:
Canadian infra consultant, two Indian firms to draw blueprint for Greater Ayodhya

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/feb/10/canadian-infra-consultant-two-indian-firms-to-draw-blueprint-for-greater-ayodhya-2262211.html

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Chichen Itza – Forgotten glory

Mexico, Chichen Itzá, Yucatán. Mayan pyramid of Kukulcan El Castillo

Chichen Itza is one of the 7 (new) wonders of the world. Mayan culture.

The large complex is mainly hosting this pyramid, multiple stages for ceremonies, a playground, a palace, etc.

Built in about 9th century.

Most of the structures have crushed snakes carving, real human skulls were hosted earlier, and it’s carving – representing overpowering, killing of enemies.

Eagles and Jaguars are their sacred animals.

One of the stage is hosting Venus. Now that’s western interpretation, but linking it to Hindu history, Shukra was the guru of Asuras/Daitya. While Guru was the guru of Suras.

The main pyramid has a pyramid inside it and that has one more inside it. Possibly representing constructions by further powered generations later on. None of these are accessible to public.

The top pyramid has 91 steps and one at the top totalling 365 = days of the year. Remember the Mayan calendar which ended on 2012-Dec.

On the two equinox days of the year, the shadow of the top looks like a Snake coming down the stairs. The followers believe the Snake god will come out of the structure, win all enemies (or do something) and go down to the Patal lok.

Now, in our history, we do have similar descriptions… Patal lok is the kingdom of Takshak, which is the 4th layer below the ground which is Manav Lok. And if you cross Patal Lok, it’s the Daitya Lok there. Also, heard that India and America are on the opposite sides of the globe so if one diggs down below the Indian soil, would reach to Daitya Lok = America.

Mayan seems to be poojak of the Sun and Moon Gods.

Namimg and Shaming Indigenous customs continues

Accute lack of understanding of Indigenous customs represented again by national agencies.

Also, note how the tortures on the natives have been reduced to mere “hardships”:

“The older girl was buried with a large clay Aztec-style figurine depicting a female figure holding a child. Her skull showed signs of possible anemia, malnutrition or infection, signs that suggest life was hard for the Indigenous population in the years following the conquest.”

Ref: https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/2022/06/27/infant-burials-in-mexico-aztec-customs-lasted-post-conquest.html

No criminal case; stuck on apology

Years went by, going by.

No sign of any criminal cases being filed. Media stuck over apology. 😔

“The Pope apologized for ‘deplorable abuses’ at residential schools when Indigenous delegations visited Rome in April, but the pontiff faced criticism for denouncing the conduct of some members of the Catholic Church, rather than taking responsibility for the role of the wider institution.

There is also concern in the First Nations community that the qualified apology did not address the issue of compensation, document disclosure or the extradition and prosecution of those known to have participated in abuse.”

Ref: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-30-2022-1.6468174/indigenous-communities-expecting-more-from-pope-s-visit-says-gov-gen-mary-simon-1.6468178

Indigenous org demands renaming of places with name “Wolseley”

Excerpts from article –

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Red River Echoes members stuck 300 posters around the neighbourhood, calling for the name of Gen. Garnet Wolseley be dropped from local streets and institutions.

Wolseley played a role in the violent 1870 overthrow of Louis Riel’s provisional government at the Red River Colony.

“It’s a continuous struggle to be able to reconcile with the fact that you’re living in a neighbourhood that has been named after someone who attempted to eradicate your kin,” said Chantale Garand, who is part of the group.

The posters say Wolseley “personally incited racism, violence, murder and displacement” and oversaw troops who raped and killed Indigenous people. It notes he was part of British colonial invasions in which atrocities took place, on numerous continents.

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Reference – https://www.thestar.com/winnipeg/2021/07/06/grassroots-group-pushes-for-wolseley-name-change.html

List of Indian Earphone Companies

List of Indian Hotel/Travel Booking Websites

As we move towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Indians, who travel so much, could make use of these Indian websites for booking hotels / travels. Surely, there will be many with foreign investments.

Recommendation – Use OYO, and MakeMyTrip group. Use these websites to booking hotels/travels across the world.

  • Indian websites for hotel/travel booking
    • Cleartrip – https://www.cleartrip.com/
      • Headquartered in Mumbai
      • CEO & Founder seems a foreign citizen studied in UK with PIO (Person of Indian Origin card) status – Ref
      • Possible that the International trips booked on the website are in done in collaboration with foreign website like Expedia
    • ixigo – https://www.ixigo.com/
      • Office in Gurugram, Haryana
      • Some foreign hotels are booked through Booking.com
      • Has some investments from foreign companies – which is same for most, if not all, companies
    • MakeMyTrip – https://www.makemytrip.com/
      • Headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana; Has some Chinese investment; Wiki
    • OYO – https://www.oyorooms.com/
      • Headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana; Wiki
      • Only for accommodation booking and not for travel booking as of yet
  • Some websites popular in India but aren’t Indian
    • Agoda.com – Owned by Booking Holdings based in the USA – Wiki
    • Goomo.com
      • Headquartered in Mumbai
      • Owned by Goomo Holdings Services India Private Limited which is subsidiary of a foreign company – Ref
      • One of the director seems to be belonging to a company in Berlin, Germany – Ref
  • Not Indian

International Money Transfer websites and their headquarters

Golf Courses are bad for Environment

  • Aspects and Impacts
    • Loss of Clean Air
      • Grass isn’t much of help in generating Oxygen; only trees with lots of leaves produce sizeable amount of Oxygen which are rare in amount in Golf Courses
    • Eats up Freshwater Resources
      • Golf courses require an enormous amount of water every day and, as with other causes of excessive extraction of water, this can result in water scarcity.
        • An average golf course in a tropical country such as Thailand uses as much water as 60,000 rural villagers
      • If the water comes from wells, overpumping can cause saline intrusion into groundwater.
      • Golf resorts are more and more often situated in or near protected areas or areas where resources are limited, exacerbating their impacts.
    • Pollutes Soil
      • An average golf course in a tropical country such as Thailand needs 1,500kg of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and herbicides per year

America Iran Conflicts – Major Timeline

  • Timeline
    • 2020-01-08
      • Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crashed Wednesday after takeoff from Tehran’s airport. The crash came hours after Iran fired missiles at Iraqi military bases housing US troops in retaliation for a drone strike at Baghdad airport that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
    • 2020-01-07
      • Iran claims to have attacked US and coalition force station at bases in Iraq. Trump says “All is Well!”
    • 2020-01-02
      • US military watched the general get on a plane in Beirut, Lebanon, and monitored his flight to Baghdad with drones — including one outfitted with air-to-surface missiles. Once Soleimani landed, the Reaper drone watched him for about 10 minutes before firing its weapons on the two-car convoy leaving Baghdad International Airport. The Quds Force commander, along with the head of Kata’ib Hezbollah, died in the strike.
    • 2019-Dec-27
      • Iranian-backed militia group in Iraq, Kata’ib Hezbollah, attacked a military base north of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing an American contractor and wounding several other US citizens and Iraqis.